{"id":71570,"date":"2017-04-19T08:15:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=71570"},"modified":"2017-04-19T09:44:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T13:44:35","slug":"raymond-haerry-rejoins-shipmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=71570","title":{"rendered":"Raymond Haerry rejoins shipmates (updated with video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year<\/a>, we wrote about Raymond Haerry, one of the few living survivors of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor on that fateful day that the mighty battleship was sunk by Japanese planes. His final wish was to rejoin his shipmates on the Arizona upon his passing. According to the Associated Press<\/a>, that wish came true this week;<\/p>\n

Haerry\u2019s granddaughter, Jessica Marino, traveled from New Jersey to Hawaii with her family for Saturday\u2019s ceremony. She handed his urn to divers, who placed it within the ship\u2019s sunken hull. Hundreds of sailors and Marines are entombed there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the point at which I kind of lost it,\u201d Marino said. \u201cIt was really sad, but also really sweet to see. It was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only USS Arizona survivors can be interred on the ship. Haerry served for 25 years in the Navy, retiring as a master chief.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the 42nd survivor to rejoin his shipmates, according to the National Park Service.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat brotherhood doesn\u2019t go away and as he got closer to the end of life, it resonated with him,\u201d Marino said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t want to see the site or relive that disaster, but he wanted to relive that camaraderie.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Chief Tango and Chip for the links.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video from ABC News;<\/p>\n